More than 97% of venture backing goes go white-owned startups. Firms like Mendoza Ventures, Chingona Ventures and MaC Venture Capital are stepping in to support underserved entrepreneurs.

Fears of widespread credit losses have largely subsided, but demand for new commercial real estate loans remains lackluster because many companies are sitting on so much cash they don’t need to borrow. Meanwhile, competition from private equity groups and other nonbank lenders is escalating.

A portfolio of mixed-quality mortgage loans secures the deal, some of which adhere to ATR underwriting mandates from the CFPB.

Meanwhile, National MI has been increasing its new insurance written by slightly widening its credit standards.

ACC Trust 2021-1 is the issuer’s fifth transaction, and is backed by subprime auto leases extended directly to borrowers through its 68 owned dealerships

Progressive floats notes collateralized by single-family rentals, while GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust is secured by prime-jumbo and agency conforming loans.

More than two-thirds surveyed said they expect to make less money over the next three months as price reductions ramp up along with a market shift to purchases.

Fitch says it will be weighing failures of management standards and practices at banks more heavily when considering possible downgrades. ESG advocates are cheering the development.

The current deal is the eighth retail auto lease securitization from the registered lease securitization platform, which was established in 2013.

Financial institutions spent nearly $214 billion last year — an 18% jump from 2019 — to meet regulatory requirements for fighting financial crimes, a new study says. The spending included more staffing to manage risks posed by customer growth.

The $1 billion mortgage securitization is smaller than several recent deals, and features modified mortgages. But subordination supports senior notes.

Federal regulators are near the end of a review that could determine whether exemptions that could broaden the credit box will remain consistent for both the primary and secondary markets.